Mothers In Law

I spoke to our atty. this a.m. and she says we are good to go tomorrow!!! She says both she and the amicus called the court clerk to verify that yes, we are on at 1:30 in front of the judge. She also says that she had an extremely difficult case yesterday where there was minimal evidence and the dad still got custody so she feels like she is on a roll. I pointed out that in OUR case, we have all the good evidence so tomorrow should be a no-brainer. I am finally starting to let myself feel a little good about tomorrow--all this time I've tried not to think about it too much b/c it is too draining on my body and soul to get my hopes up and to keep having them dashed by all the rescheduling, postponements, etc. But it seems as though we are really going to get in there tomorrow and WIN. I CANNOT WAIT.

I still need to double check w/my witnesses Mudflap and my cousin, but Tito J. is rarin' to go. Also S swears his so-called mother will be there. I suppose I'm going to have the unpleasant task of laying eyes on her and her husband again, though Lord knows I'd love few things more than to have nothing to do with them. We were discussing her on Monday night and S asked me hypothetically what it would take for there to be peace between us ever again. I said, "An apology and a whole lot of money" b/c I know that neither will ever take place!!! S says she will never apologize and he also said I would never accept, b/c that's the kind of person I am, that I am not forgiving. Well, not to incorrigible assholes and criminals, I'm not!

While lounging around the house yesterday, I watched the Greg Behrendt show. S even likes his show, and it's true the guy does keep it real. Coincidentally, on the show was a daughter whose husband and mother hate each other! I watched, fascinated, wondering if S's mom and I will ever be able to speak civilly to each other someday. Then I realized, why would there ever be a need for us to? B/c she has basically written off her son and her granddaughter, my husband and child. S says she knows she fucked up by making me her enemy, but she doesn't care. And that is why she is an asshole, always was an asshole, and always will be an asshole! So we don't need her in our lives. Ever. Even so, I told S, would I rather have a relationship with my husband's family? Do I envy a little bit stories of daughters-in-law and sisters-in-law trying to fit in and find their place with their new husband's family? Well, yes! I'm a people person and I would have preferred to have gotten a new family and new friends and new birthday parties and new households to spend the holidays at, when I married. But I'm not going to accept a shitty family full of shitty people, and the facts show clearly that S's mother and sisters are Grade A Shitpiles. The End.